Position Overview
The Associate Service Technician supports Allentown field service and decontamination activities under the direction of senior service personnel. This role assists with equipment preparation, basic service tasks, customer-site support, documentation, parts handling, and safe execution of decontamination projects while developing technical knowledge of Decon+ service equipment, processes, and customer support expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist senior technicians with field equipment repairs, decontamination projects, preventive maintenance activities, equipment setup, and customer-site service work.
- Support basic troubleshooting and service tasks under supervision; escalate complex technical issues to senior service personnel.
- Prepare, clean, inspect, and maintain service equipment and consumables before and after field assignments.
- Assist with customer support by gathering information, documenting service needs, and helping route requests to the appropriate technical resource.
- Support service reporting by completing assigned documentation accurately and submitting required information after service activities.
- Help track materials, tools, consumables, and parts needed for service visits and field decontamination projects.
- Participate in customer-site work while following established safety, quality, and procedural requirements.
- Assist with equipment installation, basic training support, and service documentation updates as directed.
- Maintain a professional, customer-focused approach when interacting with customers, technicians, and internal teams.
- Perform job assignments safely and productively while maintaining quality standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office and common business applications.
- Professional communication skills with a willingness to learn effective customer-service practices.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow documented procedures and instructions.
- Mechanical aptitude and interest in service, maintenance, decontamination, or technical field work.
- Basic familiarity with hand tools; ability to learn safe and effective tool use for service tasks.
- Exposure to pumps, motors, blowers, electromechanical systems, HVAC, electrical systems, or related technical areas preferred but not required.
- Ability to work as part of a team and take direction from senior technicians and service leadership.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks, communicate status, and ask for guidance when priorities shift.
- Prior internship, technical school, military technical training, field service, lab, medtech, healthcare, or facilities experience a plus.
Essential Functions / Physical Requirements
- Must be able to regularly lift and move up to 50lbs.
- Frequently lift and move up to 50lbs.
- Occasionally lift and move up to 100lbs.
- Push/pull weights of 100lbs +
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle and feel, use arms to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear.
- Must be able to crouch, stoop, or squat to work inside or under equipment, or move through low headroom spaces.
- Able to occasionally work in tight spaces.
- Must climb ladders and/or scaffolds and work above floor height.
- Requires routine pushing, pulling, grasping, and manual dexterity in the use of hands, arms and shoulders.
- Occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions, fumes and airborne particles, and outdoor weather conditions.
- Distance vision/peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Must be able to sit and drive for long periods of time during travel.
- Must be able to occasionally walk great lengths at a time and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to perform work from floor level to above shoulder height if needed.
- Must be able to operate a computer and other office machinery such as a calculator, copy machine and printer.
- Travel 80% in USA/Canada with potential for overseas trips
- Must be able to be fit tested and use safety equipment to include full-face respirator or PAPR.